Just got these on. Thanks to maxed up's GD for the rims.

Falken 512's. 245 x 40 x 18.

Pics aren't the best...cloudy day and no tripod, but you'll get the idea.

All comments welcome.

 

Very sweet Blu, lookin' tight as always. I wish you had that setup when we hooked-up a few weeks ago. Looking forward to seeing em' "live!"

 

That looks slick, much props!

 

I thought the same thing about the drop when I saw the pics....but I'm already running Maxspeeds.

I measured, and the actual gap is the same as with the factory rims and tires. I noticed that the shoulders of the 512's seem to be a bit more rounded than the stock Blowtenzas and I didn't apply the 303 to that part so the gap is kind of an illusion.

Anyway...I'll probably go with Tein S springs and new struts later this year

 

You can see 'em in Madison on the 26th. Oh yeah, I finally got a frame for my front plate, too!!

 

it looks slick with the black, 19" would be my choice, but those aint toobad either, i love that black color it goes with the rims

 

looks good...how did you get the front cap on?

 

Wow those look good on black. I should probably get those. Did you use spacers?

 

I figured you'd spot that, BLKMAX. I cut and glued together 2 pieces of plastic, painted the edge black and glued that to the center cap insert. Then I stuck on the silver HP cap. It worked pretty well. If you look closely, you can see about 1/4 inch of the black plastic just under the silver cap.

 

Thanks, 00MaxSE. No spacers were used.

 

here's how mine looks... i trimed that front bolt quarter of an inch using a metal cutter blade that you put in a circular saw. cut the bolt 1/4 inch and centercaps fit perfectly... they are wrapped in 255/45R18 Falken Azenis ST-115 tires. No spacers on front or back.

 

u shaved the bolt down...
i wanted to do that but i don't haev the right tools
and all my friends said not to do that
but i think i am going to have to
thats looks good

 

They look tight!

 

Unsure on Madison as I may be on-the-road (as always) but...keep "motivating" my a** between now and then and I will try to make it. Wouldn't mine joinin' another "Black Max Crusade,", any plans on that? Plate frame, eh? Bout' time man, now I can quit raggin' on ya'! The 18"'s were/are an excellent choice IMO, a good balance between aesthetics and performance. What’s your initial assessment (handling, ride quality, etc.)?

What's driving you torwards this particular setup?

 

Great looking wheels guys! I wouldn't mind owning a set in 19". The lip on those things is just SICK!

 

Yeah, I'll keep on ya aboout the Madison thing. I'm hoping to have another 'Black Max Caravan' down there.

I've wanted to drop lower for a while. The Maxspeeds just aren't quite enough....

 

its fine to shave it down. just dont shave pass the pin that prevents the nut from coming off. i shaved it to just before the pin hole.

 

Don't forget to "cut-down and cap-off" those battery tie-down rods with some closed stainless nuts.

 

Bluesbrekr
ever thought of painting your calipers?? wheels look sweet, but i can see the rust on your calipers/rotors..

 

.45 - Yeah, I still have to do that with the battery tie down.

dba1999us - They are painted silver...but you're right, there's some corrosion coming through. MAybe in the fall I'll repaint the calipers. That would be a good time to do the rotors, too.

 

NIce rims, like the smoked sidemarkers (very clean look). Did u smoke them urself or buy them like that?

 

NIce rims, like the smoked sidemarkers (very clean look). Did u smoke them urself or buy them like that?

 

I did the sidemarkers myself. 3 coats of Night Shades tiniting paint. Easy to do.

 

Looking good Tom!

Maybe we can have a Tein S-Tech install day, I'm thinking about some myself...

 

Looks sweet...

 

whats up Bluesbrekr, i have a question for you... where did u get your solar wing from? I believe thats what its called, the wing on your rearwindow.

 

It was about 6-9 months ago....IIRC I got it from Southwest Autoworks. At that time it was on a close-out. I'm not sure if they still stock them or not.

 

u mean the rear window spoiler? You can get them from Paradox-systems.com.

Hey bluebesrk how much did the tires and wheels run you? $$?

 

Look awesome! Like the contrast with the black. How do you think they'd look on my silver max?

 

Tires and wheels came to $1350.

Got the tires locally, so they were a bit more $ than mail order. And the Falkens weren't back ordered from my local Tires Plus.

 

Prolly look good. Check out K Pazzo. He's got 19's on a white max....

=http://maxima.cardomain.com/id/kpazzo6

 

Looks hot. Especially the smoked corners.

 

1350 is not bad at all for 18s with Falkens.... hm... Im starting to like the HP EVos and Moda R6 over the Mille Evos. Reason - 90% of the org has Mille Miglias where 10% has others..

 

Nice... that's the exact style of wheels I'm hoping to put on mine one of these days...

 

wow. thats it? i paid more than 17 for mine